%0 Case Reports
%T Priapism in a 31-Year-Old Male With Paranoid Schizophrenia.
%A Espiridion ED
%A Saxena S
%J Cureus
%V 15
%N 11
%D 2023 Nov
%M 38111440
暂无%R 10.7759/cureus.48978
%X Priapism is a painful and emergent side effect that has been linked to some antipsychotics and other psychiatric medications, most often trazodone. This is thought to be due to some level of alpha-1 adrenergic blockade by these medications. Aripiprazole is an atypical antipsychotic with notably weak alpha-1 adrenergic antagonism. Thus, we report on a unique case of aripiprazole-induced priapism in a patient with schizophrenia and recurrent episodes of antipsychotic-induced priapism. This study offers insight into the potential mechanism of aripiprazole-induced priapism and offers alternative medications, such as olanzapine and lumateperone, to treat the patient's ongoing psychotic disorder.